Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Pangolin collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Pangolin’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Pangolin’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Pangolin may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Pangolin also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on our blog. Pangolin only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Pangolin’s websites choose to interact with Pangolin in ways that require Pangolin to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Pangolin gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. Those who engage in transactions with Pangolin – by purchasing a license to the Pangolin WordPress plugin – are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Pangolin collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Pangolin. Pangolin does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

Pangolin may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, Pangolin may monitor user interactions in order to improve the user experience. Pangolin may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Pangolin does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

Pangolin discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Pangolin’s behalf or to provide services available at Pangolin’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Pangolin’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Pangolin will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, Pangolin discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Pangolin believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Pangolin, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an Pangolin website and have supplied your email address, Pangolin may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Pangolin and our products. We primarily use our blog to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Pangolin takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Pangolin uses cookies to help Pangolin identify and track visitors, their usage of Pangolin website, and their website access preferences. Pangolin visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Pangolin’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Pangolin’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Business Transfers

If Pangolin, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Pangolin goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Pangolin may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Pangolin may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Pangolin’s sole discretion. Pangolin encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

This privacy policy has been adapted from Automattic’s privacy policy which is available under the Creative Commons Sharealike license.